Automatic poultry dipper



- A ril 13, 1926.

VV.P VVHxE AUTOMATIC POULTRY DIPPER Filed April 14, 1925 Patented Apr.13, 1926.,

WILLIAM H, IKE, or SYGAMORE, ILLINOIS.

. AUTOMATIC POULTRY DIPPEB.

Application filed April 14,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,

WILLIAM II. WIKE, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at Sycamore, in the county-of'De Kalb andv State of Illinois; have invented certain new and usefulImprovements Poultry Dippers, a specification.

The present in Automatic of which the following is invention relates toapparatus 7 'for dipping poultry and has for its object to provide aninexpensive automatic dump,

I and etficlen't especially. adapted for bathingchickensand the like ina chemical solution in order to treat certain well-known diseases whichthey commonly have. Another important object is to providean apparatusof this nature,

a structure which prevents chemical through splashing, the excesschemical taken up to be drained back which will be economical in the useof the chemical providing the waste of the and which causes by thepoultry into the compartment therefor provided in the apparatus.

To these ends,the invention consists in the details of construction andcombination of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the apparatns embodying theinvention, and Figure 2 is therethrough, taken features of my atransverse vertical section substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,looking in the directionof the arrows.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the casing ofthe apparatus includes a pair of side walls 5 pen dicularly of thebottom 6, and having extending perfrom the longitudinal edges at theirupper edges the slidably mountedtop 7- disposed to slide 'in flanges 8.mounted on the bottom A receptacle 9 is 6 and is provided with aninclinedrear'wall 10', havingcleats 11 extending transversely thereof. Adownwardly and forwardly slanting platform 12 leads from the rear wall10 and functions as a drain pan, being supported by suitable standard18, rising from anextension 14 at the rear end of the bottom 6. A screen3 side walls 5,

15 is disposed between the of the receptacle :of the platform poultrywill flap its easily.

I an inclined platform 1925. Serial No. 23,010.

above the forward end of the rear wall 10 16 are hinged, as at 17, wallof the receptable 9.

one" to each side The receptacle 9 v 9. A pair of platforms 1 is adaptedto be about half filled with a suitable chemical solution. A front wall18 is side walls 5 and terminates a distance above the bottom 6 so as toprovide an entrance 19, .A slanting plat-form 20 extends from thebot tomof the entrance of the receptable a plurality of transversely extendingcleats 21.1 Springs 22 are attached to the rear edges It is thought thatthe advantages and construction of this apparatus will nowbe clearlyunderstood,: without a more detailed description thereof. a

It is evident that various changes might be resorted to, in the form,construction, and arrangement of invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new is: v

In a dipping apparatus form, an entrance at one the other end, areceptaprovided between the I 19 over the front 'wall 9 and has disposedthereon.

p 20 and tothe free edges of the hingedly mounted platform 16, so as tonormally hold these platforms 16 in a removed for cleansing theapparatus.

The screen the several parts, without I I I departing from the spiritand scope ofthe p p of the class described, a casing comprising abottom, sides, and a top so as to end and an exit at sole mounted in thecasing on theibottom thereof and intermediate the ends thereof leadingupwardly from the bottom of the entrance of the casingover the frontwall ofv the receptacle, a pair of,

tiltable'platforms, one hinged to each side Wall of the receptacle,springs mounted on the rear end of the first platform and attached tothe tiltable platform to hold said platform normally in raised position,said 5 receptacle provided with an inclined rear Wall merging into adrain platform continuing on a slant with said rear wall and outwardlythrough the exit, and ascreen in the receptacle immediately above therear portion of the receptacle and at a distance 10 inwardly from theexit,

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM H. WIKE.

